ANTICO
(b. ca. 1460, Mantova, d. 1528, Mantova)

The Belvedere Apollo

c. 1520
Bronze, partly gilded
Galleria Franchetti, Ca' d'Oro, Venice

Antico was one of the most refined makers of Renaissance bronzes. He was nicknamed l'Antico ("ancient") for his skill in producing exquisitely elegant figures inspired by the bronzes of classical antiquity, perfectly modeled and smoothly finished.